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033. Captain Jonathan Archer

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No. 033
Released: October 4, 2003
Ornament: Captain Jonathan Archer
Series: Star Trek: Enterprise
Product code: QXI8349
Artist: Anita Marra Rogers
Original retail: $14.95
Dimensions: 3.7” H x 2.25” W x 2.5“ D
Branding: Keepsake
Material: Styrene
Packaging: Tan front with red top
Magic: None
Power source: None
Front box text:  
Hallmark
KEEPSAKE ORNAMENT
Christmas 2003
ENTERPRISE™
CAPTAIN JONATHAN ARCHER™ ENTERPRISE NX-01™
décoration des fêtes
Back box text:  
CAPTAIN JONATHAN ARCHER™
Jonathan Archer™
Born: San Francisco, Earth
Rank: Captain of the Federation starship
ENTERPRISE NX-01
Charming, bold and intensely curious, Captain Archer is a born explorer. He eagerly takes the helm of the revolutionary starship ENTERPRISE NX-01 and leads a brave crew of pioneers into deep space.
Amla Marra Rogera
Anita Marra Rogers Hallmark Keepsake Artist
HOLIDAY MEMORY CARD ENCLOSED
For decorative use only. Not for children under 8.
Conçue à des fins décoratives seulement. Ne convient pas aux enfants de moins de 8 ans.
Handcrafted – Dated 2003
Bottom box text: 
TM & © 2003 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
http://www.startrek.com
Mfd. for Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64141
Made in Thailand
QXI8349
Additional information:
Pros: A captain seated in the command chair is always a winning pose, and this ornament continues that tradition well. The body language captures Archer’s leadership style—focused, grounded, and ready for whatever space throws at him.
Cons: The likeness is a bit inconsistent. From the side, the sculpt nails it—but viewed straight on, the face doesn’t quite hold up. Still recognizable, but not Hallmark’s best facial work.

Artist Inspirations: Captain Jonathan Archer (2003)

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Star Trek: Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001 with the episode “Broken Bow”. The Jonathan Archer Hallmark ornament came out in 2003, so any episode images or publicity photos that may have been the ornament’s inspiration would have had to come from the first season and a half of Enterprise.

Right: Rare 8×10 photo autographed by Scott Bakula.

I have only seen the image above twice. First, as the signed 8×10 photo (above right) and I mean this actual photo. I have not even seen this image anywhere else on the internet except as an uncropped grainy image on a Spanish website (below right). It is curious that the ornament matches so well to such a rare image.

Image from Cuaderno De Bitacora (Ship’s Logbook) website.
Right: Image from “Broken Bow” Season 1, Episode 1.

By far, a more common image that can be found on the internet (above right) was from the premiere episode, Broken Bow, Part 1 (18:30), as the Enterprise is disembarking on its maiden voyage during the Zephram Cochrane speech. I would like to think that such a monumental moment in Trek history was the inspiration for the 2003 ornament.